to be there for
443
2.7
- phrasal verb
- Informal
:
estar ahí para
- I will still love you, and I will be there for you and support you.
- always be there for
- still be there for
- be there for kids
I will always, I will always be there for James McNair.
- I will always, I will always be there for James McNair.
- They will be there for them in every way.
- But Maria was there for me when nobody else was.
- She's like, we are there for her, you know.
- He just was, he was there for me through everything.
- Or your family has been there for years and the ties run deep.
- And you know, their family is there for preview night.
- So they're not going to be there for you in that moment.
- And Gethel says, you know, I was there for your chaining after all.
- Thank you for being there for me body since conception.
Examples
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We stayed connected and were there for each other through personal hardships.
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So I just wanted to say thank you for being there for me as well.
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This man has been there for me through everything.
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We should have been there for you.
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I can still be there for her.
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I wanted to be there for you.
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Who will be there for you?
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If you really care about him, you have to just be there for him.
Fiction book (1999) -
I was confused and I was hurt and you were there for me.
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I will always be there for you when you need someone to talk to.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make a task or situation easier for someone
∞
1.0
Give help to a person or idea
486
1.0
To do something for someone who cannot do it alone
187
3.2
Support someone through difficult times
182
1.3
Give someone support with a task or problem when they need it
28
2.7
To give help to someone during a difficult time
6
2.7
To give someone support with a task or problem
Antonyms
How Supportive
80
3.4
187
3.2
- Informal
443
2.7
28
2.7
427
2.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to be available to support or help someone' is directly derivable from the parts: 'be' (to exist/be present) + 'there' (present) + 'for' (on behalf of/for someone), which together signal being present for a person. This compositional pattern is common in English and mirrored in many other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would normally infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrasal verb be there for comes from the simple image of someone standing at a friend's side, ready to help. To be there for someone means to be present and support them, so it means 'to be available to help'.